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Taking a Walk on the "Real" Side

Jeff McMillan and Rich Tamblyn

As intermediate teachers, one of our major concerns is motivating our students. How can we engage our students in meaningful learning experiences and, at the same time, create a lifelong love for learning?

Spelling: Connecting the Pieces

Ruth McQuirter Scott, Ed.D.

How can teachers provide the necessary support for all students so that they can experience success as spellers? The following suggestions provide a framework that you can adapt to your grade and classroom.

The Performing Folk Arts and the Elementary Curriculum

Julie Stone

Creative thinking is afundamental skill necessary for our survival on this planet. The performing folk arts in education can nurture this essential skill. At this point in time there has never been a more urgent need for an approach to education that prepares children to face the challenges of the twenty-first century.

Take a Closer Look

Wambui Gaitho, Sharron Mathers, Rosemary Kozak, Linda-Beth Marr, Lori Piazza & Sherry Ramrattan Smith

A practical guide to exploring issues of media violence in the intermediate classroom.

The Class that Reads: Best Practices for Primary Reading

Etta Kaner, Cathy Miller-Davis, Judith Taylor, Jan Moxey

This curriculum insert offers a preview into the soon-to-be-released ETFO primary reading resource called The Class That Reads is written by Etta Kaner, Cathy Miller-Davis, Judith Taylor and Jan Moxey.